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THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HERAID
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THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1914.
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SENATOR GORE WINS SUIT:
JDBV OUT ONLY 5 MINUTES
Uncle Sam's Largest Submarine.
NUMBER 137
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*a v Congratulate.
♦ 11 *" ASSOCIATED I'HKSS.
♦ Oklahoma City, Feb. 19.—
♦ Scores of messages congratu-
^ bating Senator Gore on his ei-
♦ oneratlon of the charges made
♦ by Mrs. Bond were received
♦ by the senator. Senator Gore
♦ announced he would go to
^ Hot Springs on a short vaca-
► tion before returning to Wash-
► ington.
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Gore Verdict
"We, the jury empaneled in the
case entitled Minnie E. Bond vs.
Thomas Pryor Gore, find that the
evidence is insufficient upon which
to predicate a suit, and that said
evidence wholly exonerates the de-
fendant, Thomas Pryor Gore; and
we further find that in our opinion,
the facts in the case were entirely
insufficient upon which to base a
suit; and we unanimosuly state that
at the conclusion of the plaintiff's
evidence had the defendant at that
(Editorial.)
The News-Herald Is glad for Sena-
tor Gore that his trial has ended,
and it Is glad on behalf of the peo-
ple of Oklahoma that the case even-
tuated so happily for the senator,
thereby relieving the state from the
stigma which an unfavorable ver-
dict would have entailed.
The nature of the charges on
which the Minnie Bond suit was
founded were of such a nature, it
is safe to say, as to wound Senator
Gore deeply and enrage his very
soul against those who sought his
undoing. But men who achieve the
high position which Senator Gore
has reached have the capacity to
steel themselves against such tor-
tuous chicanery and the consequent
gossip and comment which It neces-
sarily aroused. It is the tragedy of
prominence; it is the tribute which
high station claims of its vctims, so
to speak.
The News-Herald's sympathies
have been aroused especially on be-
half of Mrs. Gore, talented, refined
and accomplished woman that she is.
Possessed of a pure, true, womanly
heart, she must Indeed have spent
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SHAWNEE OAS
AN EXCELLENT
The largest submarine in the Amer-1 longer than any other jesse! of the | The vcbbcI is ,
m (Try" HaTewkofdtwenty men"and'canTra" for" Zly-eZThZ7 ^
60 feet long, which makes her much j el under water at a depth of 260 feet.
time announced that he desired to —~ " ucou uave spent
introduce no evidence In his behalf a ,ong sea80n 'n Oethsemane, sur-
j . i • . rnnnHiifl n« „v. „
and rested his case, our verdict
would have been the same, in that
event as the one which was return-
ed by us, to-wit, in favor of the de-
fendant, Thomas Pryor Gore. In
witness whereof each of us indi-
vidually signs this statement."
Henry Carpenter, Foreman, dema-
crat.
R. E. Britton, democrat.
Clarence Trosper, republican.
J. E. Schutten, democrat.
Rex Ferguson, democrat.
F. H. Morris, democrat.
W. W. Gentry, republican.
Robert Arneson, republican
W. P. O'Neal, republican.
II. G. Barlow, republican.
G. C. Meeker, republican.
Bruno Benedix, republican.
rounded as she was by a common
limelight that encircled not only her-
self and the senator, but men whom
The News-Herald last week charac-
terized as "abandoned intriguers.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 19.—Such was
the verdict signed by each individual
juryman at the close of the most
spectacular civil suit in the history
of the nation.
Attorney E. J. Giddings, of counsel
for Mrs. Bond, stated Wednesday
night that notice of appeal from the
Jury's verdict would be given when
court convened Thursday.
At 5:40 o'clock Wednesday after-
noon, eight days from the commence-
ment of trial of the suit and exactly
ten minutes after Attorney Morton
Rutherford for the plaintiff had
closed his argument the jury walked
into court and handed the judge the
formal verdict in favor of Senator
Thomas Pryor Gore.
The jury immediately retired to
the judge's chambers and signed
their typewritten judgment, the orig-
inal of which was given to Senator
Gore, the second carbon being signed
and given to District Judge
George W. Clark. Foreman Henry
Carpenter stated that immediately
after going into the jury room he
was named as foreman and spon-
taneously each juryman said that he
was ready to vote and that the vote
was immediately taken and in order
to return into the court room within
five minutes the jury deferred sign
ing the judgment which exonerated
Senator Gore.
Time Jury Was Out
The jury consumed in the court
room exactly two and one-half min-
utes of time. As the jurymen filed
into the jury box, Foreman Car-
penter carried in his hand the
court's instructions. While taking
their seats Clarence Trosper, juror,
smiled and Mrs. Gore with her right
hand grasped her husband's left
hand and burst out crying.
District Judge Clark was handed
the judgment and when he read the
words "for the defendant," bedlam
broke loose among the crowd, few
of which had left the room when
the Jury retired. Senator Gore and
his wife were standing immediately
in front of the jury box, where they
had been sitting throughout the
hearing, and the crowd surged
iround them.
Applaud Seven Minutes
Men and women nearest Senator
and Mrs. Gore, grasped their hands
and State Senator Tom McMechain
and Mrs. Thomas Kirby, wife of
the district court clerk, kissed Mrs.
Gore. For seven minutes the ap
Clause continued while the Senator
and Mrs. Gore shook hands with
the jurymen. When Mrs. Gore, cry-
ing, grasped the hand of Juryman
I1. H. Morris, he broke down and
sobbed, saying "Mrs. Gore, every
juryman in there said he wished
they could hug you for the loyalty
you have shown your husband
throughout this ordeal."
With the announcement of the
jury's verdict, Mrs. Minnie E. Bond,
together with her husband, Julian
R. Bond, and her attorneys vanished
from the court room.
Several of the Jurymen, as they
Signed the typewritten verdict and
gave their politics as being republi-
can, said that they Intended to vote
for Senator Gore in the coming elec
tion if he secured the nomination.
Co to Hotel
For several minutes Senator and
Mrs. Gore lingered in the courtroom
while the jury was sifc-ni.ig the type-
written itrdict and before it was
returned into the court room went
down from the third to the first
floor, where a conveyance was
awaiting them and went at once to
the bkirvln hote1. *
3enator Gotc immediately after
the verdict was read said that he
would remain in Oklahoma City until
Saturday, as he is scheduled to ad-
dress the Young Men's Democratic
club Thursday night, and after leav-
ing here, he and Mrs. Gore would
go to Hot Springs, Ark.
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♦ MR. MAINLAND AGAIN HERE ♦
♦
Sinclair Mainland of Osh- ♦
kosh, Wis., secretary-treas- ♦
urer of the Shawnee Gas & -f
Electric company, who was ♦
here several days last month, ♦
is in Shawnee again today ♦
conferring with Manager ♦
John Williams of the com- *
pany and other friends and ♦
business associates. ♦
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ALMOST FULL
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DISMISSAL OF
IS
ALLOWED TO STAND
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Washington, Feb. 19.—The dis-
missal of Midshipman V. I. McClure
of Iola, Kan., from the naval acad-
emy on a charge of irregularities in
an examination, was approved by
President Wilson. The cases of two
inldshlpment Implicated with him
were not acted upon.
Secretary Daniels did not recom-
mend the dismissal of midshipmen
McCowan of Maine and Bungert of
New Jersey, implicated with Mc-
Clure, because he held the evidence
against them was insufficient. Let-
ters of admonition will be addressed
to them.
Secretary Daniels' recommendation
to the president said the evidence in
support of the charge of "gouging"
against McClure was satisfactory.
AT THE SOOPS
MBS. STEVENSON DEAD.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Santa Barbara, Cal. Feb. 19.—Mrs.
Robert Louis Stevenson, widow of
the famous novelist, died of apo-
plexy at her home in Monticello
yesterday, it was learned today.
Almost a full force is now em-
ployed at the Rock Island shops,
fully three-fourths of the usual
number of men being at work. All
departments are running reasonably
full, and when more men are added
In the coach department and other
departments the first of the month
it is thought it will not be long
before high-water mack is reached.
Affect of Inquiry.
It Is believed that the Inquiry into
the Frisco-Rock Island relations will
not affect the local situation to any
extent, but that the shops will be
run as near full force as the amount
of work on hand and the business
the company does will justify; Rock
Island men are very optimistic over
the outlook.
FRIEND OF JOHN BROWN,
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Tabor, la., Feb. 19.—Lemuel E.
Webb, aged eighty-one, died here
today. He was a persona] friend of
John Brown and assisted him In op-
erating a successful "underground
railway" for runaway slaves.
COMBINE CHARGE
AGAINST THREE
OOARDS OF TRADE
Shawnee schools are In good shape,
Principal Pilcher of the high school
Is an efficient man, and the domestic
science, manual training and com-
mercial departments of the high
school rank among the best In the
Btate.
This Is the gist of the findings of
I'rof. A. C. Parsons, of the chair of
secondary education of the state uni-
versity of Oklahoma, after Impact-
ing the local high Bcbool today. Mr
Parsons left at 11:25 for Seminole,
where he will deliver a lecture this
evening.
Speaks Hell of Schools.
Mr. Parsons is the high school in-
rpector of the university. He speaks
exceedingly well of the Shawnee
schools, and especially of the high
school, which he classes as being
in the first rank of high schools of
Oklahoma.
"Efficiency seems to be the watch-
word in the Shawnee high school,
he said, "and that perhaps accounts
for the high standing of the school,
Mrhlch puts it in the class of the best
schools of the country. The domestic
science department is one of the
most efficient in the Btate. The
manual training department is un-
usually well conducted, and the com-
mercial department has turned out
some of the best stenographers in
Oklahoma, some of them being em-
ployed In the state superintendent's
office. You have every reason to
be proud of your high school."
• all Unexpected.
Mr. Parsons explained that he Just
"dropped in" on the school and made
his examination without any assist-
ance from Superintendent Glen or
the faculty of the high school He
paid a high compliment to Mr. Glen
as a superintendent.
> ^ ALASKA
RECALL REQUEST
FOR A CALUMET
INVESTIGATION
Mississippi Congratulates.
SPECIAL, TO NEWS-HERALD.
Jackson, Miss., Feb. 19.—The lower
house of the Mississippi legislature
adopted a resolution congratulating
Senator Gore "upon his happy deliv-
erance from the snares of political
enemies, and the triumphant vindica-
tion of his spotless name." Gore is
a native of Mississippi and at one
time was page in the lower house
of the legislature.
NEUTRAL ZONE AT
TORREON SUITS
GENERAL VILLA
__ THREE
STRIKE WITNESSES
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Trinidad, Colo., Feb. 19.—Three
Colorado national guard officers,
who wore big revolvers when they
entered the room of the congres
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Juarez,, Feb. 19.—General Villa
has agreed to a proposition for a
neutral zone at Torreon, in a tele-
phone conversation with General
Scott.
"I am willing to do anything to
protect' non-combatants," said Villa.
"I would be willing to have the bat-
tle outside of the city if the federals
would agree, leaving the citizens
safe in their homes."
TEN INJURED IN
A KATV WRECK
by associated i'hkss.
Hancock, Mch., Feb. 19.—O. N. Hil
ton, counsel for the Western Federa-
tion of Miners, today withdrew his
request for a full investigation of
the Calumet Italian hall tragedy,
stating to the congressional commit-
tee that counsel had decided "no
good purpose could be subserved by
such an Inquiry."
BY ASSOCIATED PRl <ts.
Parsons, Kan., Feb. 19.—Ollle
I Thomas, engineer, and W. W. Ross.
j nj .C°a' Btrlke tnve8,l«a,ors. or- fireman, of Sedalla, were probably
dered by Sergeant-at-Arms Jakle to fatally Injured and eight passengers
remove their weapons, protested and two mall clerks were severely
they were on duty and were author- injured when the Katy Limited from
St. Louis ployed through four stock
ized to carry arms. Jakle was inex-
orable and the officers sent their
arms back to Leadquarters.
cars here last night. The Injured
were removed to the hospital here
INSANE, KILLS
WIFE AND WOUNDS
HER TWO PARENTS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Hutchinson,' Kan., Feb. 19—In
what 1b believed to have been a sud-
den fit of Insanity, Abe Ostatter, a
pawnbroker, shot and killed his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Joseph Cohan,
and dngerously wounded his wife,
Mrs. Sadie Ostatter, and his father-
in-law, Joseph Cohan, at the home
of his wife's parents here. He then
became unconscious. Physicians pro-
nounced him suffering from epilepsy.
He revived and was lodged in jail.
He said his wife's relatives had at-
tacked him, Ostatter and his wife
had had trouble and their suit for
divorce was pending In the district
court. The two were living at the
home of the wife's parents.
Ill' ASSOCIATED PHES9,
Washington. Feb. 19.—Charges that
the Chicago and Duluth boards of
trade and the Minneapolis chamber
of commerce compose a combination
in restrain of trade in grain dealing
and are responsible for high prices
were fllf.(| in the house by Repre-
sentative Manahan of Republic,
Minnesota, with a resolution for a
congressional investigation.
George Washington's medicine
chest brought $375 at auction. Evi-
dently somebody's purse had to be
shil'en before it was taken.
STRANGE TRAVELS
OF NEEDLE POINT
Spokane, Wash., Feb. 19.—After
seven years of wandering through
flesh and blood, the broken point of
a needle that Mrs. Mary Stevens of
Spokane ran Into her hand, emerged
this week from under a wisdom tooth
In the back of her mouth. The little
sliver of metal, about three-eights of
an Inch long, was black as a coal,
but still retained the point, Mrs. Ste-
vens said, when It was removed.
While working with a sewing ma-
chine in 1907, Mrs. Stevens was un-
fortunate enough to drive its needle
deep Into the base of her thumb
where it broke off. A physician
called at the time took out what he
thought was all of the steel imple-
ment, but the wound proved trouble-
some for Mrs. Stevens several weeks
after. She intended to have the
X-ray applied, but the doctor did not
think it was necessary, and finally
the needle point she still felt In
her hand disappeared.
"A week ago a wisdom tooth be-
came troublesome and I visited a
dentlBt," said MrB. Stevens. "The
tpoth was extracted and two or three
days later I found something pro-
truding from the place where the
tooth had been. Experimenting, the
object was easily removed and proved
to be the lost needle, coming to the
surface after Its seven years of
travel. I am absolutely sure that it
Is the same one that broke off in my
thumb years ago."
Cases of this kind have been re-
corded before, physicians say, and
some of them have resulted In fatal-
ities to the victims, when the buried
pins or needles have touched a vital
organ or the brain in their slow'*
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES.
All announcements for county of-
fice will be cnarged for at the rate
of $10 for the Daily and Sunday
Xew8-Herald and *10 for the Weekly
News-Herald.
The pictures of all candidates hav-
ing announced with the dally and
weekly issues of The News-Herald
will be run from time to time in
both papers without charge. Every
consistent courtesy will be extended
candidates by The News-Herald, such
as personal news mention from time
to time and free advertisement of
their meetings or speaking engage-
ments throughout the campaign. All
candidates are invited to make The
News-Herald's commodious offices at
the corner of Main and Beard streets
their headquarters when In Shawnee
and to feel no hesitancy in using
freely the stationery, desks and
typewriters of this office—and an
occasional stamp.
While the Dally News-Herald has
a genuine and bonaflde circulation
guaranteed to be larger than all the
other newspapers In Pottawatomie
county combined, save and except
only the Maud Monitor and the
Shawnee Transcript, and circulates
bIx times as often, the county demo-
cratic candidates are not going to
be forced to pay such a sura as
would practically bar them from
paying reasonable announcement fees
to the other democratic papers in
the county.
:ien who aspire to public office,
and especially for office In their own
county, are representative citizens
and are entitled to respect and con-
sideration. Usually they are men
who do not wish to transgress the
law In the matter of campaign ex-
penditures, and It is essential for
thla reason especially that only nom-
inal announcement fees be charged.
The News-Herald has borne these
facts In mind and will follow that
policy.
movement.
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THE WEATHER. ♦
bv associated press. «
New Orleans. Feb. 19.—For ♦
Oklahoma: Unsettled; little ♦
change In temperature. ♦
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by associa* press.
Washington, Feb. 19—The adminls-
tratlon Alaska railroad bill, author-
ising the president to construct a
railroad costing *35,000,000 from the
coast of Alaska to its great coal
fields, was passed by the house late
Wednesday by a vote of 230 to 87.
A similar measure already has
passed the senate and the bill will
be taken up at once In conference
between the two houses with a view
of sending it quickly to the presi-
dent. who has Signified his intention
of signing It.
At the eleventh hour, after a sharp
parliamentary skirmish, the house
eliminated from the bill as reported
by the territories committee a pro-
vision authorizing a bond issue of
$35,000,000 to finance the railroad
and ot be paid of by the proceeds
of government land sales in Alaska.
The senate bill provided for a bond
ls ue of $40,000,000. Representative
Fitzgerald of New York led the fight
which resulted In striking out the
entire bond provision from the bill.
I nder the amended measure the
project would be financed out of
current funds in the treasury, the
president being limited to $35,000,400,
and $1,000,000 being appropriated for
Immediate expense. Congress would
appropriate each year the amount
as estimated for the construction
of the road.
The bill provides for the construc-
tion of a road "not to exceed one
thousand miles, to be so located as
to connect one or more of the Pa-
cific ocean harbors on the southern
coast of Alaska with the navigable
waters in the Interior or Alaska, and
with a coal field yielding coal suf-
ficient in quantly and quality for
naval use, so as to best aid in the
development of the agricultural and
mineral or other resources of
Alaska."
An effort was made by opponents
Of I he bill, led by Representative
Davenport of Oklahoma, to postpone
Hie final vote until Wednesday, but
It was defeated.
Of I'nusuiU interest.
The AlaBkan railway project is of
more interest than even the expendi-
ture of the $35,000,000 proposed or-
dinarily would create. Coming so
soon after the completion of the
I anama canal, It Is attracting atten-
tion as another great engineering
Project under the direction of the
government.
The railroad also will develop
Alaska's agricultural Interests, as
well as In other ways attract home-
steaders, friends of the measure
claim, and It will cheapen greatly
the various commodities of commerce,
notably coal.
The bill, which places great power
In the hands of the president, directs
him to locate and acquire by pur-
chase or construction, or by both
means, a line or lines of railroads
from tidewater into the Interior of
Alaska and to navigation on Yukon,
Tanana or Kuskosk rivers. In choos-
ing the route he is to use his Judg-
ment as to what will best promote
the settlement of Alaska, develop its
resources and provide adequate
transportation for coal for the army
and navy, for troops and munitions
of war and forthe mails.
Not More Than 1,000 Miles.
The total of all railroads bought
or constructed Is not to exceed one
thousand Miles and the appropria-
tion for the purpose Is $35,000,000.
The president is authorized, If he
sees fit, to permit the government
railroad to be operated by contract
or lease, or It may be operated by
the Panama Railroad company. In
constructing and operating the Alas-
kan railroad the president Is author-
ized to employ in its construction
and operation any number of men he
may think necessary, choosing them
as he pleases.
The appointment of any engineer
from civil life whose salary exceeds
$3,000 a year must be confirmed by
the senate.
The president Is authorized—and
the Alaskan railroad commission rec-
ommends that It be done—to utilise
in Alaska all the machinery and
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